But his reply was always the same: “No, let the name of Whitefield die, so that the cause of Jesus Christ may live ... Let the name of Whitefield perish ... Do we long for the affirmation of people?
And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ...
The question remains: Who is Jesus Christ? Surely even if the general populace cannot supply the answer, the apostles can. The question now gets posed to them: “But who do you say that I am?” ...